An isogeometric Reissner–Mindlin shell element based on mixed grid

We propose in this article a new isogeometric Reissner–Mindlin degenerated shell element for linear analysis. It is based on the mixed use of non-uniform rational basis spline and Lagrange basis functions in the same domain. The mid-surface of the shell is represented and discretized using non-unifo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhen Lei, Frederic Gillot, Louis Jezequel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-04-01
Series:Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1687814018766997